Method and apparatus for controlling the uniformity of print density of a thermal print head array
US7369145B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/36
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling the print density of individual heating elements of a thermal print head array determines respective energy values for each heating element in response to image pixel data to be printed, multiplies determined energy values by a respective predetermined correction factor for one or more respective heating elements for improving print density consistency between individual heating elements, and dithers adjusted energy values from the step of multiplying as a function of adjacent image pixels.
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